Chapter 67: The Decisive Battle with Nuo Zhenshui III
Soldiers are deceitful, but all those who use military force must use the right approach to win by surprise. The reality and reality are unpredictable. The battle is based on resourcefulness. The more you calculate, the less likely you will win. This is the common rule of military strategists. Amuda is a captain of ten thousand men.
, he naturally knew this well. In his opinion, since the Tang army had successfully ambushed the Gaiya tribe, they should be immersed in the joy of victory at this time. Unpreparedness is inevitable. This point can be seen from the people at the gate of the camp.
This can be seen from the lazy sentries and the laughter from time to time in the barracks. Furthermore, the total number of the Tang army is only five thousand, which is only half of his own troops. Although the Tang army is a well-trained and strong army, if it is a head-on battle,
If so, his troops would not necessarily be defeated. Therefore, Amuda started the camp attack with confidence. Of course, out of his usual cautious style, Amuda himself did not rush to the front, but was in the center of the entire army.
, ready for emergencies at any time.
The distance of more than two hundred feet was just a blink of an eye for the sprinting cavalry. Xue Yantuo's army, roaring wildly, rushed to the front of the Tang army's camp in the blink of an eye, with the deafening sound of horse hooves and the cry of killing.
It pierced the night sky, and the thick murderous aura scared the more than a hundred Tang Army patrol posts and fled in all directions. In the open door of the Tang Army camp, scattered soldiers could be seen running around in panic. All this made the commander who was sprinting at the front
Birondo was so excited that his eyes were red, and he shouted wildly: "Kill!" He urged his war horse and rushed towards the gate of the Tang Army's camp twenty meters away. But at this moment, the war horse under his crotch suddenly came forward.
The hoof gave way and he fell to the ground with a neighing sound. The huge inertia threw Birondo up and hit the ground with a dance. Before Birondo could figure out what was going on, he saw someone rushing at the front of the army.
Dozens of horsemen all suffered the same fate as him. In an instant, there were countless trapezes, screams, and the whine of horses. The unprepared Xue Yantuo's front army suddenly became a mess.
There were dozens of horse ropes in front of the entire Tang Army camp. Xue Yantuo's former army, who had already sprinted, felt something was wrong and tried desperately to rein in the galloping horses, but the following cavalry did not know why.
, were still charging forward on horseback. Under the conflict between the two, the whole team huddled together and became a mess. It was too late to say, but it was fast. At this time of chaos, the fences on both sides of the Tang Army's camp
Falling down with a crash, among dozens of tents, groups of heavily armed Tang army elite cavalry roared out and attacked the panicked Amuda's troops from the left and right wings.
"Retreat! Retreat quickly!" Amuda watched as his front troops huddled together. At this moment, the entire army, let alone fighting on horseback, found it difficult to change direction. He knew in his heart that he was being ambushed, so how could he dare?
Here he responded to the challenge and hurriedly issued a retreat order, leaving the chaotic front army behind. He turned his horse around with all his strength and fled towards the way he came. When he saw that the commander had fled, how could Xue Yantuo's army, which had already lost its morale, still be there?
Zhan Xin naturally wanted to escape as fast as he could. Unfortunately, the more than a thousand cavalry of the front army were huddled together and could not escape at all. The Tang troops who came up from both wings surrounded them in the center and killed most of them.
The rest seized the road and fled, and the Tang army did not take advantage of the situation to pursue them. They just killed the surviving Xue Yantuo soldiers on the battlefield one by one and returned to the camp in triumph.
"Your Highness has divine calculations. The last general is waiting to ambush you." Wu Yi and Liu Changhe led the troops back to the camp and hurriedly walked into the Chinese army's tent. They looked at each other and fell to the ground. No one else. After the ambush, they should have
, both of them thought that Xue Yantuo would definitely not come again. Considering that there would be a bloody battle tomorrow, they both advocated letting the soldiers rest early to facilitate the fight again. However, Li Zhen believed that Xue Yantuo's army would definitely come again, and forced them to do so.
They went to prepare for the ambush. Although the two generals Wu and Liu acted according to Li Zhen's instructions, they were not very happy in their hearts. At this time, they came back victorious, and the admiration in their hearts was beyond words - if Amuda's tribe really wanted to
The sneak attack was successful and the Tang army was defeated. God knows whether the generals could save their lives in the chaos.
Ha, ***, I have finally conquered these two boys, and I have made a profit! Li Zhen has been getting along with Wu and Liu for a few days, and he admires these two generals who are wise and brave, and really want to bring them together.
In the hands of Li Zhen, he had never had the chance. At this time, seeing the two generals completely bowing to him, he was naturally overjoyed. However, Li Zhen's city was very deep, so he would not bring it to his face. He smiled calmly and said: "Two generals.
Thank you for your hard work. Please get up quickly and let the soldiers have a good rest. At six o'clock in the morning, we will go to Bailangyuan!" Wu and Liu responded respectfully and each retreated without mentioning it.
"Li Ge, have all the gifts given to Da Du She's son been sent out?" After Wu and Liu left, Li Zhen turned to Li Ge who was standing at the door of the tent and asked with a smile on her face.
Since the Shenwu Defense War, Li Zhen has led the army alone and has not brought Li Ge and other personal guards with him. Li Ge and others were worried, but they had to travel for several days to find Li Zhen's army yesterday.
Upon hearing Li Zhen's question, Li Ge hurriedly walked in, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, it has been sent out."
"Ha, that's good. I want to rest for a while, and you all can go down." Li Zhen stretched herself with satisfaction and strode into the back tent.
Li Zhen was proud, but Dadu She was extremely angry. He was not angry because of the failure of the robbery. To be honest, he didn't expect the robbery to be successful. He just gave it a try.
By the way, I wanted to give the Tang army some rest. Facing the two armies who had returned from the camp in a disastrous defeat, Dadu Shi remained calm and did not behave rudely. However, when he saw the "gift" sent by Li Zhen, he
Ling Dadushe turned green with anger, clenched his teeth, and trembled for a while - Li Zhen's gift was nothing at all, it was just a few captured Xue Yantuo soldiers, but all of them were shaved
He had a bald head, not to mention his head, even his beard, and not a single eyebrow was left. A centurion was holding a box in which was a head that should also be chopped off. Of course, this head was also chopped off.
After processing it, nothing was left unmentioned, and a few big bloody words were carved on the forehead with a knife - Dare to fight or not.
Hair, especially beards, are the dignity of prairie people and should not be ignored. If someone dares to touch them, it would be the beginning of a duel on the prairie. However, Li Zhen actually shaved the captives into round and round flesh.
Ball, this kind of insult is absolutely intolerable to General Xue Yantuo. Even if he is generous, he is still calm on weekdays. When he saw this kind of "gift", his teeth were itching with hatred, his eyes were bloodshot and turned red, and he roared angrily.
Said: "The whole army listens to the order: Soldier Bailangyuan, I swear to capture Li Zhen's son!"
Bailangyuan is one of the ancient battlefields on the edge of the grassland. Ever since Meng Tian conquered the Xiongnu during the Qin Dynasty, there have been many wars on this grassland. If the bones buried under this turf were piled up, they would definitely form Lishan Mountain.
As high as the ground, nothing else, this place is perfect for a head-on battle between the two armies - there are several hills at the north and south ends of the Bailang Plain, which is about ten miles in radius.
It is an extremely flat grassland, which is perfect for cavalry battles. The north-south direction means that both sides will not be disturbed by the sunlight, so they can fight with confidence.
Now that the sign has been issued, the wind has stopped and the snow has subsided. The sun, which has not been seen for many days, finally shows a smile. The warm sunshine dispels the haze of the past few days and shines brightly on the White Wolf Plain. The remaining snow is reflected in the sunlight.
The snow is melting away quickly. If you listen carefully, you can definitely hear the subtle crackling sound when the snow melts. Everything looks so beautiful, if there are not those soldiers who are waiting at both ends of the White Wolf Plains - both sides
The cavalry arrived at the White Wolf Plains almost at the same time. None of them immediately launched an attack. Instead, they arranged formations at both ends of the White Wolf Plains. They faced each other across the White Wolf Plains, which was more than three miles wide. They were all waiting for their generals.
Order to attack.
The Tang army had few soldiers, and its formation was purely defensive. Although it was divided into three armies: left, center, and right, it was generally a dense defensive formation with a thick center and thin wings. The first three rows of cavalry in the central array were all armed with bows and arrows.
, bows and arrows are drawn, and one group is in a posture of shooting at the base of the formation, while thousands of cavalry on each side of the wings are all lancers, ready at any time. Once the enemy's forward formation is disrupted by archers' shots, both wings will immediately come out to take advantage of the chaos. Xue Yantuo has many soldiers.
, arrayed along the mountain, with more than 10,000 men and horses on each wing, and 30,000 elite cavalry led by Dadu in the center. There were especially more than 10,000 cavalry in reserve behind the mountain. As for the formation of each army, it was simple - Xue Yantuo
Since the formation of the army, there have been five people in groups, four in each group as shooters, and one person on guard. Whenever they charge into the formation, they shoot four times and charge once. As soon as the front army shoots and disrupts the enemy's position, the person in charge of guarding immediately leaves.
They will attack later and take advantage of the situation to rush into the enemy army. If the cavalry and shooting are not effective, the person in charge of the alert will step forward to engage in the battle. They will cover the four shooters and either retreat or draw their swords to fight. This is called the five-of-a-club formation.
, is Xue Yantuo’s magic weapon for rising on the grassland.
This was a bloody battle, and it was also a losing battle. Li Zhen knew this well - although the Tang army was better than Xue Yantuo's army in terms of training and soldier quality, the huge gap in numbers doomed the Tang army to defeat.
Defeat is okay, it's not a big deal. Li Zhen was originally here to defeat, but the problem is that even if he is defeated, he can't defeat too falsely or too miserably. He has to lead Xue Yantuo's army into the ambush circle of the Tang army.
It’s not easy. The timing of this defeat must be just right. It can’t be defeated too early, causing Dadu to be suspicious, and it can’t be defeated too late, causing excessive casualties to the entire army. How to grasp this degree becomes a matter of balance.